Description
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension's task scheduling feature allows a low-privileged authenticated administrator to inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript into these fields, which then executes in the browser session of any other user.
Published: 2026-08-27
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A stored XSS exists in WatchGuard Dimension’s task scheduling feature. An attacker with low‑privilege admin access can inject HTML or JavaScript into the scheduling fields, and those scripts are executed when any user views the scheduled task. The attacker can therefore hijack user sessions, steal cookies, or perform actions with the victim’s privileges.

Affected Systems

WatchGuard Dimension installations prior to version 2.3.1. The vendor has released a fix in Dimension 2.3.1 to eliminate this flaw.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 5.1 signifies moderate severity. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attacker must be a low‑privileged authenticated administrator to insert the payload, limiting the initial attack vector, but once the malicious task is viewed, the compromised script runs automatically for any user who opens the task, potentially impacting many users.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 28, 2026 at 07:31 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Dimension 2.3.1


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Deploy WatchGuard Dimension 2.3.1 or newer to fully remediate the vulnerability.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, restrict the low‑privileged admin role to prevent editing of the task scheduling fields or enforce input sanitization on those fields.
  • Configure browser settings or apply a content‑security‑policy that blocks or limits inline script execution on the Dimension web interface.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 28, 2026 at 07:31 UTC.

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History

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WatchGuard Dimension's task scheduling feature allows a low-privileged authenticated administrator to inject arbitrary HTML/JavaScript into these fields, which then executes in the browser session of any other user.
Title Dimension Stored XSS in Scheduled Report Task
First Time appeared Watchguard
Watchguard dimension
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:dimension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Watchguard
Watchguard dimension
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'}


Subscriptions

Watchguard Dimension
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WatchGuard

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T23:26:31.142Z

Reserved: 2026-08-22T03:31:10.768Z

Link: CVE-2026-78047

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T02:16:22.697

Modified: 2026-08-28T02:16:22.697

Link: CVE-2026-78047

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T09:00:09Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')